It is a known fact that during the holiday season, blood donations slow down because people focus on getting through the holidays, regular donors are traveling; there are many different reasons. Approximately four and a half million American lives are saved each year because of lifesaving blood transfusions made possible by blood donors around the nation. ...more

December 12, 2008

A Sebring man was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at the Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Davenport, after his 1995 Chevrolet van veered off U.S. 27 North and crashed into a pasture near Haines City. ...more

November 4, 2008

A Sebring man was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at the Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Davenport, after his 1995 Chevrolet van veered off U.S. 27 North and crashed into a pasture near Haines City. ...more

November 3, 2008

A man wanted by police in a Haines City rape case turned himself in Tuesday and was released today on bail. Hazell Stoudemire Jr., a registered sex offender, turned himself in at the Polk County Jail, Capt. Mervin Stewart said. He was charged with sexual battery, kidnapping and aggravated assault, all felonies, and battery, a misdemeanor. ...more

October 9, 2008

A woman was sexually battered in her home, kidnapped and assaulted a second time before her attacker fled, according to the Haines City Police Department. ...more

October 4, 2008

LifeSouth will host a blood drive on Wednesday, May 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Sam's Club Shopping Center, located at 13378 Cortez Blvd. The event theme is "Raiders of the Lost Artery" and LifeSouth invites donors to dodge the boulder, crack the whip and get in the chair to save a life. This crusade for blood donors is sponsored by Quiznos. ...more

May 13, 2008

Cuban ballet master and choreographer Alberto Julio Rayneri Alonso died of heart failure in his adopted home of Gainesville. He was 90. ...more

January 5, 2008

Kultar Goraya is nervous. His wife, Rupinder, disappeared two months ago. Police say he is the only "person of interest" and they can't get a single straight story out of him. ...more

December 3, 2007